[Feedback] Digit March 2008

[Riteshonline]

Originally Posted by BloodReaper

close down digit

I thin he is right!!??
I have faulty DVD's Collection from DEC-2007 to March-2008 good na..
I also wrote mail to DIGIT ,but no reply from Him.
My advise is that
DONT SPEND 125 BUCKS ON HIM!!!!

[rayne]

before i start anything..
*Puts The Flame Suit On*

After recieving Digit (on 10th march 08, yep 10th march!) I went trough pages and i stumbled over the "How To" Article by one "Mr. Rossi Fernandes".
My first thoughts were on the lines of "alright! someone finally dared to write something about FL7!"... and i began going trough the article and a bit later i found out it to be a li'l bit cheesy, but its ok as it gives a birdseye view about the sequencer.

and after a careful observation i found something which made me laugh and think "this writer is looney or the editor must have a vision of 20/200" because they overlooked this:

(excuse my vga cam for the quality of the pic)
the version of FL7 used in the article is a pirated one! the registration entry shows that its registered to "BoOMBoX/TSRh2007"
If IL hears about this article, they might take action.. we cant say anything!
Why does Digit, a preacher of AntiPiracy allow this?

Can someone explain this now

P.S. if you own a monitor, DO NOT under ANY circumstances.. try out the pattern with the same samples as shown in the tutorial.. you'll thank me for warning you

[Siddhartha_t69]

Not buying this issue

[topgear]

Originally Posted by rayne

before i start anything..
*Puts The Flame Suit On*

After recieving Digit (on 10th march 08, yep 10th march!) I went trough pages and i stumbled over the "How To" Article by one "Mr. Rossi Fernandes".
My first thoughts were on the lines of "alright! someone finally dared to write something about FL7!"... and i began going trough the article and a bit later i found out it to be a li'l bit cheesy, but its ok as it gives a birdseye view about the sequencer.

and after a careful observation i found something which made me laugh and think "this writer is looney or the editor must have a vision of 20/200" because they overlooked this:

(excuse my vga cam for the quality of the pic)
the version of FL7 used in the article is a pirated one! the registration entry shows that its registered to "BoOMBoX/TSRh2007"
If IL hears about this article, they might take action.. we cant say anything!
Why does Digit, a preacher of AntiPiracy allow this?

Can someone explain this now

P.S. if you own a monitor, DO NOT under ANY circumstances.. try out the pattern with the same samples as shown in the tutorial.. you'll thank me for warning you

yup, it's on page no.65. The bottom picture.
Never expected such things from mag like digit.

[Orionz]

Originally Posted by rayne

before i start anything..
*Puts The Flame Suit On*

After recieving Digit (on 10th march 08, yep 10th march!) I went trough pages and i stumbled over the "How To" Article by one "Mr. Rossi Fernandes".
My first thoughts were on the lines of "alright! someone finally dared to write something about FL7!"... and i began going trough the article and a bit later i found out it to be a li'l bit cheesy, but its ok as it gives a birdseye view about the sequencer.

and after a careful observation i found something which made me laugh and think "this writer is looney or the editor must have a vision of 20/200" because they overlooked this:
[im*]http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5750/dsc00539am4uu4.jpg[/im*]
(excuse my vga cam for the quality of the pic)
the version of FL7 used in the article is a pirated one! the registration entry shows that its registered to "BoOMBoX/TSRh2007"
If IL hears about this article, they might take action.. we cant say anything!
Why does Digit, a preacher of AntiPiracy allow this?

Can someone explain this now

P.S. if you own a monitor, DO NOT under ANY circumstances.. try out the pattern with the same samples as shown in the tutorial.. you'll thank me for warning you

WHAT DA HELL IS THIS.....I CANT BELIEVE THIS....

ANYWAYS IN PAST THIS NAME HELPED ME OUT SOMETIME

Digit Sucks This Months,,,,,got Ch*p

[arun6459]

Originally Posted by avinash.gamerboy

my DVD is damaged,,can any one pls tell me the procedure to get my DVD replaced...

Same problem with my DVD.
Hope some one will reply regarding replasement.

[Gigacore]

Thanks for PS Elements 6.0

Thanks for PS Elements 6.0

And DVD quality is bad from last month. Will loose readers for sure. Digit, do something

Thanks for PS Elements 6.0

And DVD quality is bad from last month. Will loose readers for sure. Digit, do something

[desiibond]

Thanks for PS Elements 6.0

And DVD quality is bad from last month. Will loose readers for sure. Digit, do something

[saqib_khan]

Originally Posted by desiibond

And DVD quality is bad from last month. Will loose readers for sure. Digit, do something

How many times will u all write this sentence????

[alexanderthegreat]

Originally Posted by desiibond

And DVD quality is bad from last month. Will loose readers for sure. Digit, do something

LAST MONTH?!? The DVDs haven't been shiny sides down since.. I lost count! There was an issue in September last year when the sealed package(Subscriber's copy!) didn't contain the DVD/CD/Fast Track. It took a month for a reply and 3 to send it using India Post!
I agreee with that guy saying close down digit! I think the cause of this downfall is the politics(Change of ownership etc.) and the departure of Deepak(the former ed) and perhaps the extreme concentration of the mag on newbies. I still say digit should learn something from SKOAR! The best Damn mag in the universe!©

[ring_wraith]

You know, I really haven't ever had a single issue with the DVDs.

But I was sad to see Deepak go. I loved reading his editorials, which were just on a different plane when compared to the current ones, which read like news articles. No offence meant to the current ed of course.

And i really disagree with closing down Digit. That is an absolutely absurd notion. Digit is just going through a rough phase, and will be back soon.

[nvidia]

This months magazine is a lot better than last months magazine.
Somethings i liked :
1. know your Camera.
2. Behind the picture.
I didnt like anything else in the magazine this month. And FT sucks this time

[rahul777]

agent 001 does not seem to be working hard at all! You can get the stuff quoted by him at cheaper prices.
I hope that he will give his opinion on mainstream tft display options in the next issue (after doing some homework).

[ring_wraith]

I usually trust Digit when it comes to reviews, but this month's review had me completely shocked.

Digit published that the iPod touch had the best overall sound quality, beating even the Cowon's. Almost every major site says that all the iPods have ok-good sound quality, while the Cowon has what is probably the best available.

[desiibond]

^^^ I agree.

Looks like they've been ipod fans. Even for HDD PMP's. Cowon's and Zen's beat ipod's in every aspect but still ipod got Gold and moreover Zenvision:W's price is quoted as Rs.30,000 and is shown as reason for not getting the prize.

From digit:

The zenvision W occupies the pinnacle of audio tests, an outstanding product, sonidering that the other creative products didn't make such a splash. But the zen viwion W costly, and at Rs.29,999, it's nearly double the price of Apple ipod classic.

huh. are you guys in year 2000 or what?

price of zenvison:W is around Rs.16k as of now and given the wide range of features from 4.3" screen to divx/xvid playback, this is a clear winner.

W should've got gold and cowon should've god silver

Also, for flash based players between 5k and 10k, there is no point in giving ipod "fatty" nano silver when Creative Zen is much much better.

Totally biased review of mp3 players.

eg:

take cowon A3

audio formats supported : mp3, wma,asf, flac, ogg, m4a, mka, ape, wav
video formats supported: avi, wmv, asf, mp4, mkv, ogm, mpeg, vob, dat.
It support VOB. Means you can copy DVD into this player and watch it.
DIdn't you guys notice this?

ipod classic:

video supported: H.264, mov, mp4, MPEG-4. There is a single term for all these. It's called Mpeg-4. huh.

Moreover, apple doesn't give any converters to convert your movies to mp4 etc. we have to download the converter from internet.

Creative's s/w is brilliant as it automatically does the convertion of videos to suit the players display.

zenvision:W

video formats: avi, wmv9, mpeg-1/2, mpeg4, divx, xvid.

Still if you guys think that ipod classic is better only because it is from Apple and that it has god bigger HDD, it will be better if we stop reading your magazine.

[topgear]

On the fast track they told about 6 file storage & sharing website in the beginning.
But i could find only 5 website descriptions.

[abhishingwekar]

It's getting pretty much boring in your CD/DVD section or what????
No real software from past 3-4 months guyz.............

[The Conqueror]

^^ We feel like that because of Broadband.
Though i feel that the quality of the mag has degraded a bit.

[superboysahil]

You didn't include PSP in ur PMP players list.

It is a Gaming Console as well as a PMP Player

[ring_wraith]

But, it is mainly a Gaming Console. You don't see a a Mag putting the PS2 in a roundup of DVD players, do you?

[Vishal Patil]

Nice issue. Was waiting a long time for review of mp3 players. Finally its done...

[naveen_reloaded]

were is digit heading ?????

[superboysahil]

Originally Posted by ring_wraith

But, it is mainly a Gaming Console. You don't see a a Mag putting the PS2 in a roundup of DVD players, do you?

ohh come on!

some people here call psp homebrews illegal. Just because SOME of them allows to play Iso's
Digit give reviewes of torrent and other p2p technology and 90% of piracy is done by them.

Geez!!

[suniltr77]

I am unable to update my digit software archive from begining of march.why?

Originally Posted by FatBeing

Sorry for the delay.

Magazine Contents

Digital Passion
Tomorrow
My Mobile, My Guide
Your new best friend—the mobile—will now take care of most of your needs, and certainly keep you entertained. Cell phones are now getting the capability to get you hooked onto social networking scene, find hospitals when you are sick, hotels when you are hungry...the list is endless

30 Days With
An Unprotected Vista PC
In the age of viruses and threats all over the cyber space, we went the extra mile by risking a Vista PC for a month without any security measures...

Take A Crack
Fake Your Vista Experience Ratings
With the arrival of Vista, has emerged a latest fad—experience ratings. Figure out how you can also show off high Vista Experience ratings without the rig to show for it

Drool Maal
Stuff To Lust After
Record video at 1280x800! Listen to literal “crystal clear” music, with diamond tweeters and silver and gold components for the best sound. All this and much, much more...

Insight
Behind The Picture
Most of us love gaming. All we know is that we need special graphics cards on our PCs for best performance while gaming. What difference do they make—read this interesting article for the inside story

Digital Tools

Enhance
Know Your Camera
We all have been guilty of doing injustice to our camera, by setting it to “Auto”—clicking—and complaining about the results not being too good! Learn how to improve your photography skills here

Agent 001
Computing For Everyone
For those with a tight budget—find out how you can build a cheap, yet effective PC

Bazaar
Buy It All!
The EeePC, sleek mobile phones, motherboards, A PC at 9,000 bucks! Through this section, keep at pace with the latest information from the market. Its truly a bonanza at the Bazaar


Digital Business

Lead Feature
Handle With Care!
Beware the communities and groups you associate yourself with on social networking sites. If your interests contradict how you present yourself on your resume, you could land into big trouble

Smart Business
CRM Can Help
Customers are indeed Kings! Impress them with customised solutions and prompt service

Smart SoHo
Get Self-published
A do-it-yourself guide to smart publishing. Reduce costs drastically! Get professional results without the professional! Read more to learn how to design your own business card, letterhead, company envelope and labels

Digital Leisure

Test Centre
Pump Up the Volume
With scores of portable media players in the market, we test an exhaustive list and presented you with the winners A perfect guide if you’re looking to buy one

Tabloid Tech
Crazy Celebs And Technology
January witnessed the untimely death of actor Heath Ledger. However, technology will allow him to be resurrected in The Imaginarium by the magic of computer graphics imagery

Game On
Reviewed this month: Gears of War (PC), Universe at War: Earth Assault and SimCity: Societies

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Fast Track To The Web (Advanced)
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CD Contents

Tools

Essentials
.net Framework 2.0
µTorrent 1.7.5
Avast Home Edition 4.7
Avast Update
Comodo Firewall Pro 3
Digit Software Archive 2006 Beta
DirectX Redistributable 9.0c November 2007
Foxit Reader
Free Download Manager 2.5
Irfan View 4.10
Irfan View 4.10 Plugins
Java(TM) 2 Runtime
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 3.7.0
Microsoft XNA Framework Redistributable 1.0 Refresh
Opera 9.25
Silverlight
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.51
Spybot Search and Detection updates
VLC Player 0.8.6c
WinRAR 3.71

Multimedia
1by1 1.63
ClrMamePro 3.109c
ComicRack 0.9.75
Desktop Picture Frame 1.0.1
Fennec 1.2 Beta 1
Inkscape for Windows 0.46
K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool 2.2.4
MP3Gain 1.2.5
Nokia Nseries PC Suite 2.0
Scribus
Serif PagePlus SE
Spider 2.2
Subtitle Workshop 4.0
Video Memory Stress Test 0.11b
DipTrace 1.50
DrmRemoval 3.2.0
Power Mixer 2.4

System
Autoruns 9.02
AxCrypt 1.6b3.2
Baku 3.4.2949.34622
Belvedere Automated File Manager
Desktop Tools 0.1
FreeUndelete 2.0
Locate 3.0.8.1200
Microsoft Windows Live OneCare 2.0.2500.22
My Lockbox
Norton Removal Tool for Windows 2000/XP/Vista 2008.0.2.17
PC Wizard 2008.1.83
PeerAware
Process Lasso 3.42
SharpE 0.8 TD4
SUMo 1.5.0.36
Task Manager Free 4.9.1
Winpatrol 14.0.2007.0
XP-AntiSpy 3.96-7
XFilesDialog 3.50.183 Beta
Xplorer² 1.7.0.10

Internet
Blogger Backup 1.0.9.22
Flickrdown 2.43
Fresh Download 7.94
gDocsBar 0.5.4
SpeedBit Video Accelerator 2.2.1.8
twhirl 0.6
WWWinamp 4.2

Linux
Linux Kernel 2.6.24
xVideoServiceThief for Linux 1.4

Productivity

Personal
AM-DeadLink 3.2 Beta 1
doPDF 5.3.249
GSN SMS Notifier 0.0.1.7
IsoPuzzle 1.7
Personal Task Manager
UltraMon 3.0.2

Developers
Adobe AIR Beta 3
Apache HTTP Server for Windows 2.2.8
Arachnophilia 5.3 Build 2177
Rapid Environment Editor 1.8

Gaming

Free
Hedgewars 0.9.2
Mad Truckers
Onslaught
OpenTTD for Windows 0.6.0

Demos
Jigsaw Butterflies

Infotainment

Podcasts
Introduction to Joomla
Hosting your own fully functional and easy to maintain website is simple with Joomla! In this episode Nick, from ITIdiots.com demonstrates the latest version of Joomla, and shows you how to quickly set up great looking website in around 30 minutes.

DVD Contents

Tools

Multimedia
AM-Notebook 5.0
AV DVD Player Morpher 3.0.9
AVI2ISO 2.08.06a
B.S.E.A.F.R.E.S.H. 1.175
CCCP (Combined Community Codec Pack) 2008-01-24
Dr. DivX 2.0.1
Dryad
FastStone Image Viewer 3.5
FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 20080127 rev1821
iTunes for Windows 7.6
JAM SE 1.3
JAM Server
Kantaris Media Player 0.3.2
MediaMonkey 3.0.2.1133
PDFCreator 0.9.5
QuickTime Lite for VCP 1.0.9
SMPlayer 0.6.0
SpeedyiTunes 1.3.0.56
Stellarium for Windows 0.9.1
Streamripper 1.63
Unshake 1.5
Winamp 5 Full 5.52
Wings3D 0.99
XnView for Windows 1.92.1
xVideoServiceThief 1.4
Zortam Mp3 Media Studio 7.75
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6
AnyDVD HD 6.3.1.3
CATraxx 8.00
CloneDVD 2.9.1.5
ConvertXtoDVD 2.99.10.600
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
DVD Photo Slideshow 7.92
Easy CD-DA Extractor 11.1
Flair
J.River MEDIA CENTER
Photo Toolkit 1.8
REAPER 2.032
Sketsa 5.1
Sound Forge 9
Ulead PhotoImpact 13
Where Is It? 3.91.201
Zoom Player WMV Professional 6.00

System
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4 (Free for Digit readers!)
a-squared Free 3.1.0.20
a-squared HiJackFree 3.1.0.24
ATI Catalyst Drivers for Windows XP 8.1
BOINC for Windows 5.10.30
BurnAware Free Edition 1.2
ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.92
eBoostr 1.1
InsideCAT Lite Edition 4.01
Moon Secure AV version 1.0.0.132
PeaZip 1.11
Pismo File Mount Audit Package 1.0.0.038
PowerArchiver 2007 10.22
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition 4.0.1124
Vista Codec Package 4.5.7
vLite 1.1
WinBubble 1.6
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC (32-it)
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate
WinFlip 0.42
CA Anti-Virus 2008
DeviceLock 6.2.1
Jetico Personal Firewall 2.0.1.4
Nero 8.2.8.0
Network Password Recovery Wizard 3.0.10.357
Panda Internet Security 2008
Paragon Partition Manager 9.0
System Safety Monitor 2.4.0.620

Internet
8hands
Amaya
ApexDC++ 1.0.0
Awasu 2.3.3
c't Projekte 4.71
DNS Redirector 6.4.5
ForumPilot 1.1.061
LastFM 1.4
Loudtalks 0.9.0.34
Miro for Windows 1.1
Mozilla Prism 0.8
Qube 2.7
Spicebird 0.4
Xfire 1.86
YPOPs! 0.9.5.1
DownloadStudio 4.0.3.0

Linux
FileZilla 3 for Linux 3.0.6
Google Web Toolkit (GWT) for Linux 1.4.61
Hedgewars 0.9.2
Inkscape for Linux 0.46
Java(TM) 2 Runtime
Mac4Lin
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1) Express Edition for Linux x86
Rainlendar Lite for Linux 2.3
SSL-Explorer for Linux 1.0.0
Wireshark for Linux 0.99.7
LightZone 3.4

Productivity

Personal
Celestia 1.5.0
ClipX 1.0.3.8
Data Crow 3.1
eHour 0.7.2
GreenPrint
Input Director 1.0.8
Natural Word 0.9.8
NolaPro 4.0.2851
GFI FAXmaker for Exchange/SMTP Client 14.1

Developers
Ccount 1.2
Google Web Toolkit (GWT) for Windows 1.4.61
Joomla 1.5
Microsoft .net framework 3.5
Mono for Windows 1.2.6.5
myBB 1.2.2.1
RJ TextEd 4.11
Simple CSS 2.0
Sugar Community Edition 5.0.0a
Wireshark for Windows 0.99.7
Zend Optimizer 3.3.0a
AspMap for .NET 4.0.3
DameWare NT Utilities 6.7.0.1
DEKSI CRM 4.6
DHTML Menu Builder 4.20.012
Microsoft Expression Encoder 1.0.2982.0
SiteSpinner Pro 2.90.4
SQLyog for Windows 6.16
Zend Studio 5.5.1

Gaming

Free
Quadratis
Vdrift (Ubuntu)
Zirconia 2: Battle

Demos
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Conflict: Denied Ops
SolSuite 2008 8.1

Entertainment

Movies
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Made for Each Other

Trailers
Tiberium
The Making Of Turok

[topgear]

I am also facing the same prob.

[m-jeri]

can i ask u something the z5500 logitech spk retails for 20K..u said 28K....WTF????? or is it me that is ill informed....

seriously..u guys have fallen down a long way...seriously any month i will definetly stop reading it....I was a faithful reader for past 5 years....now it plain sucks....